Call: Secretariat for the Alliance on industrial data, cloud and edge
Programme | |
Acronym | DIGITAL |
Type of Fund | Direct Management |
Description
of programme "Digital Europe" | The general objectives of the Digital Europe Programme shall be to support and accelerate the digital transformation of the European economy, industry and society, to bring its benefits to citizens, public administrations and businesses across the Union, and to improve the competitiveness of Europe in the global digital economy while contributing to bridging the digital divide across the Union and reinforcing the Union’s strategic autonomy, through holistic, cross-sectoral and cross-border support and a stronger Union contribution. The Programme shall be implemented in close coordination with other Union programmes as applicable, and shall aim:
It will reinforce EU critical digital capacities by focusing on the key areas of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, advanced computing, data infrastructure, governance and processing, the deployment of these technologies and their best use for critical sectors like energy, climate change and environment, manufacturing, agriculture and health. Thus, the Programme shall have five interrelated specific objectives:
The Digital Europe Programme is strategic in supporting the digital transformation of the EU industrial ecosystems targeting upskilling to provide a workforce for these advanced digital technologies. It supports industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administration in their digital transformation with a reinforced network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). The Programme will accelerate the economic recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe. Specific Objective 1- High Performance Computing The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 1 – High Performance Computing shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 2 – Artificial Intelligence The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 2 – Artificial Intelligence shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 3 – Cybersecurity and Trust The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 3 – Cybersecurity and Trust shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 4 – Advanced Digital Skills The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 4 – Advanced Digital Skills shall support the development of advanced digital skills in areas covered by the Programme in order to contribute to increasing Europe’s talent pool, bridge the digital divide and foster greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance and cloud computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies (e.g. blockchain), quantum technologies, robotics, AI, while taking gender balance into account. In order to tackle skills mismatches and to encourage specialisation in digital technologies and applications, the financial contribution shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability shall pursue the following operational objectives while bridging the digital divide:
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Link | Link to Programme |
Call | Secretariat for
the Alliance on industrial data, cloud and edge |
Description of call "Secretariat for the Alliance on industrial data, cloud and edge" | Objective: This action is set to support the operational activities of the European Alliance for Industrial data, Cloud and Edge launched by the European Commission on 19 July 2021. The Alliance stems from the European strategy for data from 19 February 2020 and the European industrial strategy updated on 5 March 2021. Its purpose is to gather relevant stakeholders, including industry, civil society organisations, Member States representatives and other experts, from across Europe, in view of strengthening Europe’s industrial capacities in disruptive cloud and edge technologies. The Alliance should help to overcome the current fragmentation of the European cloud market, and foster the engagement of actors of the cloud and data ecosystem currently acting mainly at local and national level. The activities of the Alliance will contribute to deliver on the EU’s digital targets for 2030, including the establishment of climate-neutral, highly resource and energy-efficient, sustainable data centres; the deployment of 10,000 climate-neutral highly secure edge nodes across the EU; and raising the percentage of European enterprises using advanced cloud computing services in Europe to 75%. The Alliance will focus on fostering the joint development and deployment of next generation EU native cloud and edge technologies that meet the requirements to process Europe’s sensitive personal and/or highly sensitive business and public sector data sets, by addressing use cases for all sectors of the economy, as well as the need of common European Data Spaces. It will also provide expertise on standards and requirements for cloud services operating in the EU market. In carrying out its tasks, the Alliance should seek to foster and create synergies with other relevant EU investment initiatives (e.g. in connected technology areas such as AI, HPC, 5G). The Alliance should be connected to other regional and global market developments on data and cloud by creating synergies with initiatives, such as Gaia-X. The Secretariat should support the work of the members of the Alliance in carrying out the main tasks of the Alliance:
Scope: In practice, the secretariat should provide following support services to the Alliance:
The Secretariat of the Alliance should ensure the principles of inclusivity and diversity for the activities it is entrusted with. |
Link | Link to Call |
Thematic Focus | Clustering, Development Cooperation, Economic Cooperation, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication, Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation, Justice, Safety & Security |
Funding area | EU Member States Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) |
Origin of Applicant | EU Member States Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) |
Eligible applicants | Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Other, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Public Services, University, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union |
Applicant details | In order to
be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
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Project Partner Details | The consortium should be representative of the European data processing value chain and of the technology priorities of the Alliance, including the supply and user side. It should be representative of the types of stakeholders that are eligible to the Alliance (industry, civil society, public sector, academic, and other experts) and guarantee the Union’s security (including cybersecurity) and public policy interests. The consortium should be inclusive and diverse, in terms of gender and geography. |
Project duration max | 36 months |
Further info | Proposals
must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:
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Type of Funding | Grants |
Financial details | The available call budget is EUR 1,000,000.
This budget might be increased by maximum 20%. Funding rate: 100 % - Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) Project budget (maximum grant amount): EUR 1,000,000 per project |
Submission | Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal. Paper submissions are NOT possible. |
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